Three Riviera Beach mayoral candidates and a City Council hopeful are not eligible to run in next month's election because of a technicality, WPBF 25 News has learned.Current Mayor Thomas Masters is among the ineligible candidates. He did not immediately return calls for comment.Masters improperly signed a $1,500 check with his paperwork that was supposed to be signed by his campaign treasurer, WPBF 25 News' Randy Gyllenhaal reported.Paperwork mistakes were also made by mayoral candidates Billie Brooks and Shelby Lowe and City Council candidate Terence Davis.Because of this technicality, the state claims they're ineligible to run in the March 12 election."It just appears that it was a technical oversight," city spokesman William Jiles said.However, the candidates may still be allowed to take part in the election."That's a decision that has to be made by our city clerk," Jiles said.The city clerk did not respond to a request for comment.

RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. —

Three Riviera Beach mayoral candidates and a City Council hopeful are not eligible to run in next month's election because of a technicality, WPBF 25 News has learned.

Current Mayor Thomas Masters is among the ineligible candidates. He did not immediately return calls for comment.